REVIEW

COLDPLACE

WEYMOUTH PAVILION

I thought this band might be good…but I didn’t realise just how good.

Coldplace, with complete justification, describe themselves as the world’s leading Coldplay tribute band.

By the end of the evening the Pavilion was anything but a Coldplace…almost everyone was on their feet and rocking. The crowd called for more and got it – in spades.

Everything about this performance was perfect, honed – from the bouncing around and sheer 120 per cent enthusiasm of the lead singer Shane Crofts to the laconic bass player, who never put a note wrong, but was virtually rooted to the spot.

Close your eyes and you could have been at a Coldplay gig, open them and the lasers and screen projection were worthy of a Glastonbury performance. It all helped create the deception.

All the favourites were there with the crowd were encouraged to sing along – amazingly Yellow was the second song in, many might have thought it could have waited to towards the end, but it paid off. Apparently we were the best the band had heard, but I’m betting they probably claim that everywhere they go. Having suspended belief about who we were listening to most were happy to believe.

The performance also had a good pace to it – a burst of high energy songs, Raise the Flag, When I ruled the World and Something Just Like This to name but a few and then slower numbers, often with the lead singer alone of the stage proving he can play piano as well as sing.

Hats off to Weymouth Pavilion for bringing this terrific band to the town. It was a night to remember. If you get the chance, see them.

Having said that you may have to travel a bit – the band are shortly off to tour the Netherlands but in the autumn the closest you will find them is Sheppyfest in Taunton on September 1st and at Shepton Mallet the day later.